corncob
Americannoun
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the elongated woody core in which the grains of an ear of corn are embedded.
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Also called corncob pipe. a tobacco pipe with a bowl made from a corncob.
noun
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the core of an ear of maize, to which kernels are attached
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short for corncob pipe
Etymology
Origin of corncob
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90; corn 1 + cob ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Here we read of “a dashing figure, whose trademarks include a field marshal’s cap, gold-rimmed sunglasses like those worn by movie stars and his signature corncob pipe.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Her family said she started singing before she could talk and within a few years, she composed a song about a corncob doll that her proud mother transcribed and tucked into a shoebox for safekeeping.
From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2026
Today, kids delight in stacking candy corn in a circle, points in, to create corncob towers.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
“Cut loose from the world,” he added, “chewing on his corncob pipe, the boy was blissfully lost in this stillwater paradise.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
It wasn’t Susan’s fault that she was only a corncob.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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